You can make a UBCD ISO image, upload it to where the VM can access it, edit the settings to that it boots from cd and the cd is referencing that image
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Mike Leone <oozerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/15/2011 9:54 PM, Benjamin Zachary wrote: > >> No sysprep.. >> >> We used the personal version of Ghost8, and put it in with the ultimate >> boot >> cd ... so booted off the UBCD w/ ghost on it, and then did a straight >> ghost >> 2 ghost copy. I would say I did this about 5-10 times in the early >> virtualization days as proof of concept. >> >> When we first started virtualizing vmware convertor was several thousand >> dollars and I was tasked with finding ways around it. using a boot disk >> with >> ghost, pre-installing physical or vmware drivers I could migrate boxes >> (not >> live) and they worked everytime as long as I had the right drivers >> pre-installed. >> > > OK .. I can follow that, but I'm unsure how to go the other way - VM to > physical. I can pre-install the new drivers by right-clicking on the INF > file and saying install. But I am unsure how to create the ghost image of > the VM. I can't just use a UBCD to boot into it, I don't think (maybe I'm > wrong). Would I have to run Ghost interactively in the VM, and save to a > SAN location? And then make a UBCD-based Ghost boot CD, connect to the SAN > location, and restore the image that way? > > I've only ever made Ghost images from a powered down machine, via boot CD > (or floppy). But it should work to make the image while Windows is running? > > I think we have Ghost v8 .. or used to ... > > > > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Leone [mailto:oozerd...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:00 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: OT - converting a VMware VM back to a physical box >> >> On 11/14/2011 10:20 PM, Benjamin Zachary wrote: >> >>> In the past years back, we would install the driver controller >>> (Raid/HP/Dell >>> etc) into the 2000/2003 vm, then ghost it from VM to physical. Usually >>> this got us at least into booting and then re-detected all the new >>> hardware , several reboots later we were okay (drivers loading, >>> rebooting etc). if any issues you just turn the vm back on , having >>> the drivers loaded doesn't matter. >>> >> Hmmm .... pre-installing disk and NIC drivers into the currently running >> VM >> first. There's an idea .. and you didn't sysprep first? >> >> How did you "ghost it from VM to physical"? We don't have an Enterprise >> version of Ghost, or a Ghost server. >> >>> Platespin comes to mind ... for p2v and v2p ... Symantec made a >>> similar product in the early days I don't know if it still exists. I >>> think its built into Backup Exec today. >>> >>> There will be no budget for any purchases. Yes, I've asked. Repeatedly >> ... >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.**com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> >> **> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.**com/read/my_forums/<http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/> >> or send an email to >> listmanager@lyris.**sunbeltsoftware.com<listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.**com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> >> **> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.** >> com/read/my_forums/ <http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/> >> or send an email to >> listmanager@lyris.**sunbeltsoftware.com<listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.**com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > **> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.** > com/read/my_forums/ <http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/> > or send an email to > listmanager@lyris.**sunbeltsoftware.com<listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
